Age-dependent changes in the immunoreactivity for neurofilaments in rabbit hippocampus

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-116

  Van Der Zee, E A ^a   Naber, P A ^a   Disterhoft, J F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Axonal aberration; Brain; Distribution

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEARNING DISORDER; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030921486     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00634-3     Document Type: Article

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